Guest Column: Remembering the mothers hurt by ‘our violent culture’
Erin Harris
Erin Harris is founder of Carpenter Art Garden and was the organization’s executive director through 2018.
“Each murder victim leaves behind seven to 10 family members, not to mention friends and other loved ones, all of whom become co-victims.”
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